$BTC Bitcoin price surged today as bulls attempted to reclaim the $74,000 mark with conviction.

The flagship cryptocurrency staged a noticeable recovery over the weekend as the digital gold narrative strengthened. 

As risk sentiment returned, the total crypto market cap surged over 3.6% in the past 24 hours to reach the $2.6 trillion mark by the Asia close for the first time since early February. $ETH

This rebound was further bolstered by significant institutional activity, including Michael Saylor’s Strategy (formerly known as Microstrategy) acquiring an additional 17,994 BTC to strengthen its corporate treasury.

The crypto fear and greed index had moved comfortably into neutral territory and was sitting at 43, after spending several weeks in "Fear" and "Extreme Fear" levels.